Analysis Of Master Builders By Frank Llyod Wright

Modernism, a revolution movement started in the 20th century, is a style when “form follows function”, as quoted from Louis Sullivan, the famous Frank Llyod Wright’s mentor. Wright was one of the pioneers of Modern Architecture and his masterpiece, the Fallingwater, was perhaps his best interpretation of Modernism. Located in rural Southwestern of Pennsylvania, the Fallingwater is so popular that it is often mentioned in many architecture books regarding its application to the site.

B.B. Pfeiffer mentioned the concept of Fallingwater in the book “Master Builders”. “Let your home appear to grow easily from its site and shape it to sympathize with the surrounding if nature is manifest there, and if not, try and be as quiet, substantial, and …show more content…
As Wright was fascinated by natural process, he wanted to use stone, as it is “the basic material of our planet”. This states that Wright wanted to use specific materials to correspond to the site elements in addition to planning for viewer’s …show more content…
Details like the house consist of three levels, each with its terrace, and a staircase leads to another terrace, which is the guesthouse. There are also permits allowing private access to the natural pool beneath the house. Some details were change in the midst of the design process, like the balcony parapet edges throughout the house was initially crisp and square was later developed into curved. Even after the completion of Fallingwater, the Kaufmanns, owner of the house, realized they needed more facilities for their guests, hence commissioned Wright to design a guesthouse further up the cliff side of the property. In addition, the reinforced concrete roof for the passageway from the house to the guesthouse, along with the pipe columns, reinforced the cantilever to prevent the guesthouse structure to fall over. The cantilever, perhaps the most important detail, assisted to show the house “soaring” in different directions and defying the law of